KS Conservation News Digest

Ten years after: the Biscuit fire revisited

It's been nearly 10 years since the July 2002 lightning storm that sparked the 500,000 acre Biscuit fire.

Rare daisy-like flower fanning controversy over road-closure plan for Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

 

We have the chance to protect the Chetco River by ending in-stream mining

 

DeFazio timber bill slights water quality, recreation, salmon

 

Biscuit Fire 10 Years Later

 

10 great places to see spring wildflowers

Mount Ashland listed in USA Today as a top 10 location to see wildflowers!

California wolf trek shows importance of wilderness

 

Southern Oregon jewels bring millions to region

Visitors to Crater Lake and Oregon Caves spent more than $40 million in 2010

BLM Should Manage Forests for the Benefit of Everyone

Medford, OR – As Secretary Salazar visits southern Oregon public forests, local conservation group KS Wild urges the Bureau of Land Management to balance the needs of the land and the surrounding communities.

We all have a stake in BLM forests

Editorial by Joseph Vaile: BLM lands play a critical role in the livelihood and quality of life of just about everyone in Southern Oregon.

POLL SHOWS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR ROGUE RIVER WILDERNESS

Southwest Oregon voters favor additional protections for the Rogue River, according to a new poll by the public opinion research firm Moore Information.

DeFazio's bill targets LNG pipeline project

It would clarify the reasons a government can use exceptions to build on private land

Miner sentenced to a year in prison for operating illegally

A Gold Hill man twice convicted of illegally mining on public land has been sentenced to a year in prison.

Poll shows support for protecting lower Rogue

A poll of 300 people in southwest Oregon indicate that more than 75 percent of respondents support additional protection for the lower Rogue River corridor.

Four groups protest BLM's Grizzly Peak timber plan

They cite concerns about cutting of larger trees and road-building

Four Southern Oregon trails named as historic places

All are located in the Oregon Caves National Monument

The romantic, post-apocalyptic journey of wolf OR-7

 

Environmental groups voice concerns about plan to replace county payments

Environmental groups in Oregon expressed concern Monday about emerging legislation that could lead to increased logging on 1.2 million acres of federal land in the state. They demanded that negotiations over details of the proposal be more public and open.

OR-7 saga trots on in California

 

Exporting liquified natural gas would spike price in U.S., says energy agency

Exporting boatloads of U.S. natural gas could significantly raise prices for domestic consumers and businesses, according to a new study by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.